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• May 18, 2012
• 17:24

  Alain De Botton to explore the consolations of pornography

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  Alain de Botton has addressed love, happiness and religion. Now he wants to investigate pornography in the belief it can be turned into a moral and noble industry.

  

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• 16:53

  Unpopular kings give sour taste to Queen's Jubilee lunch at Windsor

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  It was supposed to be a celebration filled with regal splendour which would herald the beginning of the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.

  

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• 16:45

  Graham Mitchell tells of Portugal extradition relief

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  A father who was facing trial for a crime he thought he was acquitted of 17 years ago said today he had been through hell but was relieved that Portuguese authorities had dropped their extradition request.

  

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• 16:42

  Murder inquiry launched after human remains found in Liverpool

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  Police investigating the discovery of a woman's remains found near to a railway line have launched a murder inquiry.

  

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• 16:38

  Hopes fading for missing Weymouth fishermen

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  Hopes were fading today for three popular fishermen missing since yesterday morning as coastguards found an object on the sea bed.

  

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• 16:23

  Chelsea striker Didier Drogba refutes 'outstanding actor' allegations ahead of Champions League final

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  Didier Drogba today denied he was an "actor" after seemingly being branded one by Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes.

  
• 16:22

  Labour MP's wife sent dead bird in the post

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  A Labour MP's wife has spoken of her shock after being sent a dead bird in the post.

  

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• 16:09

  Facebook stock jumps in public debut

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  Facebook is updating its status to "public company" as its stock jumps in its debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

  

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• 16:03

  Greece to dissolve parliament for new election

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  Greece's day-old Parliament held its last session today to allow for new elections next month that are being cast as a decision on whether to keep the country in the 17-nation eurozone — even if that means accepting a deeply unpopular austerity programme.

  

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• 14:23

  Europe fears keep markets on edge

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  Concerns that Europe's debt crisis could drag down parts of the continent's banking system hit most global markets today though social network Facebook's imminent flotation buoyed sentiment on Wall Street.

  

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• 14:01

  Abu Qatada could be freed by end of the month

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  Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada could be freed on bail by the end of the month.

  

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• 13:36

  Ryan Giggs settles phone hacking claim

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  Footballer Ryan Giggs has settled his phone-hacking damages claim against News Group Newspapers.

  

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• 13:34

  Malawi's new president to repeal ban on gay sex

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  Malawi's new president says she will repeal the country's ban on homosexual acts.

  
• 13:32

  Rockets kill 2 Nato troops and 3 Afghan civilians

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  Rockets crashed into a US base and a house Friday in a remote area of northeast Afghanistan along the Pakistan border, killing two Nato service members and three civilians, officials said.

  

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• 13:29

  Abu Qatada could be bailed by end of the month

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  Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada could be freed on bail by the end of the month.

  

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• 13:00

  Europe rocked by Spanish financial crisis as Moody's downgrades 16 banks including Santander

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  The flames of the eurozone crisis leapt higher yesterday, as fears spread about the state of the Continent's most vulnerable banks.

  

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• 12:48

  'Art...? Sorry, but I just can't see it' - Hayward Gallery to show exhibition of invisible work

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  It is fair to say that a good proportion of the British public fail to see the appeal of modern art.

  

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• 12:34

  Juror fined £450 after smoking cannabis on rape trial lunch break

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  A juror on a rape trial who smoked a cannabis joint in his lunch hour was today fined £450 after admitting contempt of court.

  

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• 12:23

  Vladimir Putin gives top government job to tank factory worker

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  Russian president Vladimir Putin today gave a senior government post to a tank factory worker who had offered to come to Moscow with fellow laborers to disperse opposition protests.

  

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• 12:03

  Frederick Wilfred: London Photographs 1957-62

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  A selection of previously unseen images of London taken by unsung photographic talent Frederick Wilfred go on display at the Museum of London next month.

  
• 11:58

  Skippers in £1 million confiscation orders

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  More than £1 million has been confiscated from four skippers involved in landing undeclared fish in a scam described as an "episode of shame" for the industry.

  

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• 11:56

  Frog found in supermarket asparagus

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  A couple had a surprise when they found a tree frog nestling in some asparagus tips they bought in a supermarket.

  

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• 11:55

  Children's memorial theft condemned

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  A bishop has condemned the theft of a memorial to two children killed by an IRA bomb as "senseless vandalism".

  

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• 10:00

  This week's top stories [18 May 2012]

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  Our top articles ranked by reader popularity

  • Rebekah Brooks to lift lid on David Cameron friendship at Leveson Inquiry
  • David Cameron: Support Greece or see euro fail
  • JPMorgan acknowledges $2bn trading loss
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• 8:40

  Police hunt metal thieves who stole memorial plaque of two children killed in 1993 Warrington IRA bomb

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  A police hunt is under way after a memorial to two children killed by an IRA bomb was stolen from a town centre by suspected metal thieves.

  

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• 8:30

  A-ha! Steve Coogan confirms Alan Partridge will return in pair of new shows

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  Alan Partridge is to give fans a glimpse into his native Norfolk after comic Steve Coogan signed a new deal to bring the character back to TV.

  

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• 8:12

  Officer 'advised' over tweets about attacked pensioner suspects

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  A police officer who sent a "wholly inappropriate" message on Twitter after helping to arrest two suspects in the Emma Winnall assault inquiry has been spoken to about his conduct.

  

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• 8:04

  Six charged in London over trafficking Indian woman

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  Six people, including a butcher and an optician, have been charged in connection with trafficking an Indian woman, Scotland Yard said today.

  

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• 8:00

  David Cameron to meet new French President François Hollande for first time at G8 summit

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  David Cameron will hold his first face-to-face talks with Francois Hollande today as they join world leaders in the US for a G8 summit set to be dominated by the eurozone crisis.

  

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• 7:56

  Documents show Trayvon Martin was shot through the heart and George Zimmerman suffered broken nose

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  Trayvon Martin was shot through the heart at close range and George Zimmerman had a broken nose, bruises and cuts on the back of his head, new documents show.

  

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• 7:49

  34 dead as bus plunges off bridge into river in Vietnam

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  A crowded overnight bus plunged off a bridge into a river in central Vietnam, killing 34 passengers and injuring 21 others in one of the country's deadliest road accidents.

  

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• 7:43

  Two arrested after car hits house in Nottinghamshire

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  Two men have been arrested after a car which sped away from a police patrol smashed into a house.

  

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• 7:16

  Russian defense plant worker convicted over passing on missile secrets

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  A court says it has convicted a Russian defense company worker of passing missile secrets to foreign intelligence.
  

  

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• 7:13

  FTSE 100 down as eurozone woe sees agencies cut ratings

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  Britain's top share index plunged through support levels today as the dire situation in the euro zone kept the bears in control on the market, Spanish banks were downgraded en masse by Moody's overnight, and Fitch cut its debt rating for Greece.

  

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• 7:01

  Search for missing Weymouth fishing boat continues

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  A major search operation was continuing today for a missing fishing boat and its three-man crew after it failed to return from a trip off the Dorset coast.

  

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• 6:24

  David Cameron says parenting classes are not 'nanny state'

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  Free parenting classes are not a "nanny state" policy, David Cameron insisted as he unveiled a number of initiatives aimed at helping families.

  

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• 6:22

  £3.7bn owed in child maintenance by absent parents

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  Absent parents owe £3.7bn in child maintenance but the agency in charge of securing payments only believes it can collect £1bn of that, a committee said today.

  

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• 6:21

  Alan Partridge to return in pair of new shows

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• 6:18

  Facebook set to make market splash with $100 billion floatation

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  Facebook shares are being offered to the public for 38 US dollars (£24) in one of the biggest ever US stock flotations.

  

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• 6:18

  Facebook set to make market splash with $100bn floatation

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  Facebook shares are being offered to the public for 38 US dollars (£24) in one of the biggest ever US stock flotations.

  

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• 6:12

  IRA death children's memorial plaque stolen by metal thieves

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• 6:09

  Two bailed over attack on 93-year-old Emma Winnall

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  A man and woman arrested in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old pensioner who was severely beaten in her own home have been released on bail.

  

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• 6:07

  Dawn French and Jason Donovan search for the new Jesus Christ Superstar

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  Dawn French and Jason Donovan have been signed up as judges for Andrew Lloyd Webber's search for the lead in his musical Jesus Christ Superstar.

  

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• 6:04

  Petrol prices fall

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  Hard-pressed motorists have enjoyed a respite from record-high fuel prices in recent days, according to AA figures.

  

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• 6:02

  Monmouth to become UK's first 'Wikipedia town'

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  Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is set to launch a new project aimed at covering every aspect of life in one Welsh town.

  

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• 6:00

  David Cameron to meet François Hollande for first time at G8 summit

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  David Cameron will hold his first face-to-face talks with Francois Hollande today as they join world leaders in the US for a G8 summit set to be dominated by the eurozone crisis.

  

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• May 17, 2012
• 23:01

  Israel wants Olympic silence for Munich

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  Israel urged the international community yesterday to overturn the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) “unacceptable” rejection of its request for a minute’s silence during London 2012 in memory of the 11 athletes murdered at the 1972 Munich games.

  

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• 23:01

  Special Report: Helmand deaths prompt security rethink

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  Vetting procedures for Afghan security personnel in Helmand are being tightened after the killing of two members of the British forces by policemen, The Independent has learnt.

  

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• May 16, 2012
• 23:00

  83-year-old gave blood 57 times - now he's donated a kidney

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  An 83-year-old man has achieved a double by becoming the oldest living kidney donor in the UK and the oldest person in the country to give a kidney to a stranger.

  

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• 23:00

  83-year-old man becomes UK's oldest living kidney donor

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  An 83-year-old man has achieved a double by becoming the oldest living kidney donor in the UK and the oldest person in the country to give a kidney to a stranger.

  

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• 23:00

  Two-tier priority system to be introduced for emergency calls requesting an ambulance

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  Calls to the emergency services requesting an ambulance are to be prioritised for the first time in an attempt to save lives, it was announced yesterday.

  

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• 23:00

  Romney Marsh set to become nuclear dump

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  Romney Marsh in Kent, one of England’s most peaceful areas and most wildlife-rich wetlands, has been suggested as a site for Britain’s future nuclear waste dump.

  

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• 23:00

  Government accused of abandoning poor families by slashing fuel poverty spending

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  The Government has been accused of turning its back on hard-up families by slashing spending on fuel poverty.

  

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• 23:00

  David Beckham to accompany Princess Royal to Athens to take delivery of Olympic torch

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  Being no stranger to posh company, David Beckham was an obvious choice to accompany the Princess Royal to Athens to take delivery of the Olympic torch.

  

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• 23:00

  i Editor's Letter: We are here to serve

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• 23:00

  Hundreds of thousands of 11-year-olds leaving primary school unable to swim

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  More than 200,000 11-year-olds quit primary school every year unable to swim, according to a report out today.

  

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• 23:00

  English university students working harder since introduction of top-up fees

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  Students at English universities are working harder since the introduction of top-up fees - but have got little else from universities, according to a report out today.

  

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• 23:00

  Cameron's allies take control from critics in rebel Tory group

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  Critics of David Cameron last night lost an acrimonious battle for control of an influential Conservative backbench committee with direct access to the Prime Minister.

  

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• 23:00

  Pure elation for rights campaigners – but they still seek an apology

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  "Sam's free!" they shouted down their phones as the news came in.

  

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• 23:00

  Cameron to tell Hollande austerity works – but King raises alarm

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  David Cameron will claim today that austerity is working despite Britain's slide back into recession as he urges eurozone countries to either "make up or break up".

  

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• 23:00

  Liverpool sack Dalglish and approach Villas-Boas

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  Liverpool's American owners have made contact with Andre Villas-Boas in the past two weeks, in an attempt to establish his interest in taking over at Anfield, where Kenny Dalglish was yesterday dismissed.

  

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• 23:00

  James Lawton: Dalglish didn't fail to recreate the past, he failed to face the future

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  It was a good idea at the time and for a little while it might just have been a brilliant one.

  

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• 23:00

  Luxury goods boom is lifting Richemont

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  Shoppers snapping up luxury looks while sitting on the sofa each evening have helped online fashion site Net-a-Porter match the sales growth of its stablemates like Cartier and Montblanc at designer brands giant Richemont.

  

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• 23:00

  Syria: UN observers evacuated after bomb hits convoy

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  A team of international observers has been evacuated from a town in northern Syria after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb.

  

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• 23:00

  Roy clears up all the questions

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  Q. Can England win the 2012 European Championship?

  

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• 23:00

  Fund run by JPMorgan bet against Whale

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  Hedge funders were not the only market whiz-kids betting against JPMorgan's disastrous London Whale trading positions. Another part of his own bank was too.

  

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• 23:00

  James Lawton: Hodgson gets credit in bank for being brave and decisive

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  For a man who must have felt these last few days like someone turning out his pockets in the hope of finding a little loose change, England manager Roy Hodgson put on a brave face yesterday. Better still, he gave the distinct impression that he was in charge of both himself and a European Championship squad which, frankly, looks barely competitive.

  

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• 23:00

  We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PM

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  The Spanish Prime Minister has vigorously defended the austerity policies that united thousands who protested against the harsh cuts this week by warning that the country risked being shut out of the financial markets unless it works to bring its debt burden under control.

  

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• 23:00

  Market Report: Barclays back on the rise after losing fifth of value

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  Barclays offered a surprise glimmer of hope in a mostly overcast market yesterday, as the banking giant defied its financial competitors to register a 1.6 per cent jump in its share price. With investors shying away from high-risk options, such as banks, Barclays shares increased by 2.95p to 189.1p after UBS raised its rating on the stock from "neutral" to "buy".

  

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• 23:00

  Demand drives up size of Facebook float

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  Facebook has increased the size of its initial public offering by almost 25 per cent, and could raise as much as $16bn (£10bn) as strong investor demand for a share of the social network trumps debate about its long-term potential to make money.

  

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• 23:00

  Ian Bell: Cruel summer climes mean cuts are more crucial than drives

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  It is strange to think that in 12 days' time we will have completed a third of our Test matches for the summer. We've got three Tests against West Indies, the first of which was due to begin at Lord's today, and then three against South Africa later in the summer.

  
• 23:00

  Hollande delivers on gender in government

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  President François Hollande showed an unexpectedly ruthless streak yesterday by shaping a gender-balanced French government from which several friends, and one notable foe, were excluded.

  

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• 23:00

  Teachers in regions may be paid less

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  Teachers in Wales and the North and South-West of England face earning less than their counterparts in the South-east after the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, called for the scrapping of national pay rates for the profession.

  

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• 23:00

  Grace Dent: Twitter might have turned into a party with 10 million guests, but I'm still loving every minute of it

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  Welcome, Britain's official 10 millionth Twitter user. Pull up a username, excrete your first techno-brainfart, make yourself comfy. If you're a Twitterland newby this week you'll notice we're mostly doing Joey Barton v Gary Lineker, the saga of Rebekah Brooks, silly Huey Morgan, Cameron's love for Pink Floyd, and that dog on Britain's Got Talent who "dances" for a cunningly hidden ham sandwich. Or perhaps that's just my timeline.

  
  
  
• 23:00

  Joan Smith: Is this really how people should treat their pets?

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  Dr Johnson was famously sniffy about dogs walking on their hind legs. So I'm not sure he'd have been entranced by Pudsey, the mop-haired pooch whose owner swept up a £500,000 prize at the weekend. Ashleigh Butler, who's 17, has trained her collie-cross to dance on his hind legs, and their barn-storming performance took them to victory in the final of Britain's Got Talent.

  
• 17:30

  JPMorgan Chase's CEO Jamie Dimon survives shareholder push

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  The CEO of JPMorgan Chase survived a shareholder push today to strip him of the title of chairman of the board, five days after he disclosed a $2 billion trading loss by the bank.

  

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• 17:20

  Two killed in Bogota explosion

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  A bomb targeting a former Colombian interior minister killed at least two people today and injured at least 19 others in the heart of Bogota's commercial district, authorities said.

  

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• 17:20

  Explosion in Colombian capital Bogota injures at least 19

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  A bomb has exploded on a crowded street in Colombia's capital and the city's health director says at least 19 people have been injured.

  

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• 17:00

  Potato suppliers scammed Sainsbury's out of millions

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  A director of a major potato firm who bribed a supermarket buyer with millions of pounds to secure huge overcharged contracts has been found guilty of corruption.

  

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• 16:59

  Rebekah and Charlie Brooks' statements in full

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  Here are the statements in full by Charlie Brooks and Rebekah Brooks, delivered outside their solicitor's London office this afternoon.

  

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• 16:56

  Controversial Taliban poetry anthology to be published

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  Controversy has erupted over the publication later this week of an anthology of Taliban poetry designed to “shed light on who these people actually are”.

  

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• 16:55

  Angry Rebekah Brooks attacks police and prosecutors over charges

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  Rebekah Brooks angrily attacked police and prosecutors for dragging her friends and family into the phone hacking scandal tonight as she said she was "baffled" to face charges.

  

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• 16:36

  Boy's 'wicked' stepfather jailed for seventeen years for murder of five-year-old

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  A "wicked and controlling" man who murdered his "fun-loving, mischievous" stepson has been ordered to serve at least 17 years in prison.

  

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• 16:22

  Afghan torture claim detainee seeks review

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  An Afghan detainee who says he was subjected to torture after being handed over to the Afghan authorities following capture by British forces today won permission to challenge the legality of his transfer.

  

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• 16:14

  Owen Smith is new shadow Welsh secretary as Miliband reshuffles after Hain exit

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  Ed Miliband made changes to his top team today by bringing in Owen Smith to replace Peter Hain as shadow Welsh secretary.

  

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• 16:09

  Scotland Yard policeman charged with attempting to meet child for sex

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  A serving Scotland Yard officer has been charged with trying to meet a child on the internet for sex.

  

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• 16:07

  Syrian regime fires on funeral, say activists

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  yrian activists say regime forces fired on a funeral procession in the presence of UN observers, causing many casualties.

  

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• 15:52

  Government ends A4e welfare-to-work contract

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  The Government has terminated a contract with welfare-to-work firm A4e after deciding that continuing would be “too great a risk”.

  

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• 15:50

  BBC reveals digital Olympics plans

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  The BBC has unveiled plans for its digital coverage of the London Olympics, which will allow fans to watch events on the move - and in the office.

  

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• 15:44

  Two giraffes die in Polish zoo break-in

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  Two female giraffes at a zoo in central Poland died after vandals broke into the facility, and officials said today they are trying to find a companion for their last remaining giraffe — a male.

  

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• 15:25

  Indonesia bans Lady Gaga concert over fears she'll corrupt kids

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  Lady Gaga will have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia following protests by Islamic hard-liners and conservative lawmakers, who said her sexy clothes and dance moves will corrupt young people.

  

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• 15:15

  Dominique Strauss-Kahn sues rape allegation maid Nafissatou Diallo for $1m

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  Former world finance boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn has made a one million dollar counter-claim against the New York hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, saying she seriously damaged his reputation with what he calls a bogus allegation.

  

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• 15:09

  Leveson defends his media inquiry

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  Lord Justice Leveson defended his inquiry into media standards today and said he “was not in any way” seeking to challenge the right of Parliament to examine any of the issues his inquiry is covering.

  

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• 14:41

  Bank of England set to cut growth forecast

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  The Bank of England will paint a gloomier view of the UK's recovery tomorrow in its first assessment on prospects since the return to recession.

  

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• 14:19

  New election for Greece as government talks collapse

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  Greece will hold a new election in June after days of talks failed to resolve the country's political deadlock, party leaders said today.

  

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• 14:11

  Scotland Yard sacks Ali Dizaei for second time

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  Corrupt police chief Ali Dizaei has lost his job at Scotland Yard for a second time.

  

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• 14:08

  Rocket blasts off from Kazakhstan as crew begins space station mission

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  A three-man crew blasted off from a space centre in southern Kazakhstan on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a half-year stay at the International Space Station.

  

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• 12:45

  Rebekah Brooks hits out over charges

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  Rebekah Brooks came out fighting today as she became one of the first suspects to be prosecuted over the phone-hacking scandal.

  

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• 12:40

  Francois Hollande becomes French president

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  Francois Hollande became president of France today in a ceremony steeped in tradition, taking over a country worried about Europe's future and pledging to make it a fairer place.

  

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• 12:34

  North sea ditch helicopter operator to resume normal flying next week

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  The operator of a helicopter which ditched in the North Sea last week with 14 people on board is to resume normal flying in the next 24 hours.

  

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